What Does it Take to Be a Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker?

Example of a Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker Job Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. Includes rod busters.

Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker Responsibilities

• Bend steel rods with hand tools or rodbending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.
• Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
• Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
• Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.
• Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
• Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.

Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker Needed Skills

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers state the following job skills are important in their day-to-day work.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Related Job Titles for this Occupation:

• Field Ironworker
• Rebar Production Fabricator
• Reinforcing Rod Layer
• Ironworker
• Rodman

Is There Going to be Demand for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers?

In 2016, there was an estimated number of 20,100 jobs in the United States for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 12.1% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 2,400 new jobs for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers by 2026. There will be an estimated 2,400 positions for Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker per year.

The states with the most job growth for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers are Texas, California, and Florida.

Watch out if you plan on working in North Dakota, South Dakota, or Mississippi. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Make A Lot Of Money?

The salary for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers ranges between about $32,590 and $91,400 a year. The median salary is $48,320.

How much do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers make in different U.S. states?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Illinois	$92,510
Oregon	$84,280
New Jersey	$82,930
New York	$74,600
Washington	$73,370
Hawaii	$73,200
Missouri	$70,660
Minnesota	$70,080
Pennsylvania	$67,910
Indiana	$66,290
Connecticut	$65,390
Kansas	$63,940
Kentucky	$63,060
Massachusetts	$60,980
Nevada	$58,580
Wisconsin	$58,500
Louisiana	$58,320
Nebraska	$55,460
Utah	$53,200
Arizona	$52,290
Ohio	$52,210
Virginia	$50,370
Mississippi	$49,790
Texas	$49,360
Colorado	$46,800
Maryland	$45,530
California	$44,890
North Carolina	$44,590
Arkansas	$44,330
Georgia	$43,740
Iowa	$43,590
South Carolina	$42,170
Florida	$41,940
Tennessee	$41,850
Alabama	$39,520
West Virginia	$39,080
Oklahoma	$38,770
South Dakota	$33,930

What Tools & Technology do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers may use on a daily basis:

• OTP ArmaCAD

Becoming a Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker

Learn what Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker education requirements there are.

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References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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